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Clean city or trashy town, where do you live?

By Clean Sweep @ Jun 13, 2013 in Litter

Does it really matter if someone throws a sweet wrapper out of a car window, or drops a cigarette butt onto the pavement outside the pub, would you call them 'litter louts'? Well anyone who said 'No', or 'Not Really' should have a re-think because it's the millions of people that do things like...

Dropping litter on streets

By Clean Sweep @ Mar 29, 2013 in Litter

After a woman in South London was fined £400 for dropping a cellophane wrapper out of her car window there have been mixed reactions from the public. Many think it was too much to pay whilst others think it was the right thing to do. But what does littering actually cost? Over £885 million...

Lets Talk Rubbish

By Clean Sweep @ Sep 26, 2012 in Litter

The Isle of Man will be once again cleaning up the island at the end of the month as they organise their ' Big Tidy Up Challenge '. Whilst there are many campaigns aimed at keeping our streets cleaner, with Keep Britain Tidy probably being the most well known in this country, but what is being...

Tower of London Brushes up on Cleaning

By Clean Sweep @ May 7, 2012 in Litter

Hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world are expected to visit London this year as the Olympics and the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations take centre stage. But there is one place in London that is filled with visitors throughout the year, irrespective of what is...

Dimp Dumper Fined

A 72 year old from Wales has been fined £75 after throwing a used cigarette stub out of his car after removing it from his shoe. Ken Morris of south Wales is a non-smoker, but discarding the butt after it has become attached to his shoe when he was seen and fined for dropping...